nodetool scrub

Creates a snapshot and then rebuilds SSTables for one or more tables on a node. If possible use nodetool upgradesstables instead of scrub.

Scrub automatically discards broken data and removes any tombstone rows that have exceeded the grace period of the table. If partition key values do not match the column data type, the partition is considered corrupt and the process automatically stops.

The sstablescrub utility is an offline version of nodetool scrub.

For LeveledCompactionStrategy (LCS), nodetool scrub resets all SSTables back to Level 0 and requires recompaction of all SSTables.

Synopsis

nodetool [<connection_options>] scrub
[-j <num_jobs>] [-n] [-ns] [-r] [-s]
[--] [<keyspace_name> <table_name> [<table_name> ...]]

Definition

The short- and long-form options are comma-separated.

Connection options

-h, --host hostname

The hostname or IP address of a remote node or nodes. When omitted, the default is the local machine.

-p, --port jmx_port

The JMX port number.

-pw, --password jmxpassword

The JMX password for authenticating with secure JMX. If a password is not provided, you are prompted to enter one.

-pwf, --password-file jmx_password_filepath

The filepath to the file that stores JMX authentication credentials.

-u, --username jmx_username

The username for authenticating with secure JMX.

Command arguments

--

Separates an option from an argument that could be mistaken for an option.

-j, --jobs num_jobs
  • num_jobs - Number of SSTables affected simultaneously. Default: 2.

  • 0 - Use all available compaction threads.

keyspace_name

The keyspace name.

-n, --no-validate

Do not validate columns using column validator.

-r, --reinsert-overflowed-ttl

Rewrite rows with overflowed expiration date affected by CASSANDRA-14092 with the maximum supported expiration date of 2038-01-19T03:14:06+00:00. The rows are rewritten with the original timestamp incremented by one millisecond to override/supersede any potential tombstone that may have been generated during compaction of the affected rows.

-s, --skip-corrupted

Skip corrupted partitions even when scrubbing counter tables. Default is false.

table_name

One or more table names, separated by a space.

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